She leaves two sons, Edward C. Hasselmann Jr. of Walpole, N.H. and Stanley F. Hasselmann of Worcester; four daughters, Nellie L. Magaw of West Boylston, Betty H. Needham of Sterling, Linda S. Hasselmann of Holden and Janet I. Wilson of Bomoseen, Vt.; 16 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; nephews and nieces. A granddaughter, Catherine Cape; a brother, George F. Needham; and a sister, Helen Bardwell, predeceased her. She was born in Buckland, daughter of George F. and Clara L. (Starkey) Needham, and had lived in Sterling since 1951.

She was a Avon sales representative for 45 years She was a Deaconess of the First Church in Sterling and taught Sunday school. She was a member of the West Sterling Community Club and a past president of the Hiram O. Taylor Post 189 American Legion Auxiliary.

Calling hours were June 26, in Miles-Sterling Funeral Home (www.milesfuneralhome.com), 100 Worcester Road, Sterling. The funeral is at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 27, in the First Church in Sterling, 6 Meeting House Hill Road. Burial will follow in Hillside Cemetery, Sterling. Memorial donations may be made to the First Church of Sterling, Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 40, Sterling, MA 01564; or the Town of Sterling Ambulance Fund, P.O. Box 515, Sterling, MA 01564.